Plant Health (Field Inspections) Fee Order: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 28 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2014-0116
Decision Summary Title:	Plant Health (Field Inspections): Fee			Date of Decision Summary:	18 December 2014
Decision Summary Author (Job Title):	Business Manager			Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	n/a			Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title:	n/a			Date of Written Report:	n/a
Written Report Author (Job Title):	n/a			Written Report : Public or Exempt?	n/a
Subject: Plant Health (Field Inspections): Fee
Decision(s): The Minister has decided, in pursuance of Article 4 and 5 of the Plant Health (Jersey) Law 2003, to request the Law Draftsman to prepare an Order which will prescribe the fee in respect of a field or dry bulb inspection of Narcissus, at £11 per vergee from 1st January 2015.
Reason(s) for Decision: The fee in respect of a field or dry bulb inspection of Narcissus is being prescribed for the purpose of detection and prevention of infestation by the plant pest Ditylenchus dipsaci (stem and bulb eelworm).
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Business Manager to request that the Law Draftsman prepares a draft Order and for subsequent consideration by the Minister.
Signature: S Luce		Initials YF/AS	Position: Minister for Planning & Environment
Date Signed:			Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):